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The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Girl Next Door about?

In this psychologically explosive story from “one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation” (People), the discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends. In the waning months of the second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood outside London. Throughout the summer of 1944—until one father forbids it—the subterranean space becomes their “secret garden,” where the friends play games and tell stories. Six decades later, beneath a house on the same land, construction workers uncover a tin box containing two skeletal hands, one male and one female. As the discovery makes national news, the friends come together once again, to recall their days in the tunnel for the detective investigating the case. Is the truth buried among these aging friends and their memories? This impromptu reunion causes long-simmering feelings to bubble to the surface. Alan, stuck in a passionless marriage, begins flirting with Daphne, a glamorous widow. Michael considers contacting his estranged father, who sent Michael to live with an aunt after his mother vanished in 1944. Lewis begins remembering details about his Uncle J

Who reads The Girl Next Door?

Author

Ruth Rendell

Publisher

Random House Publishers India Private Limited

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780091958848

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Thriller

Rating

3.29 / 5 (2,419 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14